Osmcast! Anime, Video Games, Interviews, And More!

Sometimes, you just gotta talk about cartoons. And in this latest, greatest episode of the OSMcast, we do just that! This is the episode where we talk about Rebecca Sugar's and Cartoon Network's Steven Universe. It's a show about a boy and his three awesome magical moms. Or aunts. Or, something. It's pretty great. We also remissness about that MMO we are always playing, as well as MTAC (next year they're going 16-bit!), video games, and some silly piece of cloth that Doug adores but will never let anyone ever see. Ever. OSMnotes Wow! Honestly we had no clue it's been so long since we did a normal, everyday podcast about a thing we thought was awesome. Thankfully, Steven Universe is pretty amazing, so that works. In other news, Basil was recently on an episode of GME Anime Fun Time, talking about some Redline. It was pretty fun, as Redline is incredible fun and very easy to talk about. Speaking of talking and things that are fun, we'll be at Momocon! Well, Basil and Kevin shall be. Not only that,but we'll be p

Waaaaaaaaaay back in the earlier days of the OSMcast!, we met a young man named Micah Solusod. Turned out he was the English Voice Over Artist for the role of Soul in Soul Eater. Since then, the man has gone to do a whole lot more of that Voice Over Stuff! Guy's been in Wolf Children, Kamisama Kiss, and just recently was one of the main guys in the English adaption of Ping Pong: the Animation! So we decided it was time to get back in touch with the kid, and see what was going down lately. This happened at MTAC 15 to Life this year, in a press conference style sort of the affair along with the Chainsaw Buffet and some other wonderful folks. Please, have a listen.

The OSMcast has returned! We have come back to to talk about all sorts of things! But primarily, Kami-Con, a fun anime con in Birmingham, Alabama. We talk about our adventures there, as well as things like Dragons and Monsters on Quests and Strikes. With a side of science and goofin' off. OSMnotes Long time, no podcast! But now we are back! And you should be seeing more episodes on a more frequent as well as more reliable schedule. That said, we have switched hosting! The OSMcast is now powered by simplecast.fm. What this means is that in May/June we will be switching RSS feeds! But until then, Time Cues! We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00 General Gabbing – 00:38 Basil & Anna Are Getting Married Minute! - 03:06 Dragon Quest Minute! - 05:04 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! - 08:03 Moments of OSM Dragonball Xenoverse - 22:04 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - 27:53 Monster Strike - 30:22 My Neighbor Seki - 31:45 SCIENCE - 32:25 Kami-Con Season 7 Friday - 36:54 Saturday - 55:40 Sunday -

The 2014 OSMawards for Most Awesome Manga and Anime February is almost over! And as everyone agrees that Febuaray is the best month for looking back at the previous year, it’s time to wrap up the 2014 OSMawards! This time, it’s all about the wonders of Japanese comics and cartoons. You know, the good stuff. Stuff such as, does Gundam the Origin keep the throne for Most Baller Manga in 2014? So how DID Viz Media get their groove back? Watch anime shows has Basil still yet to watch, even though he knows what’s good for him? All these burning questions are answered! But don’t worry! We also talk about some video games, as well as some… books?! Yeah, reading words is hard! We have no idea why people would do such a thing. Reading. Geez. OSMnotes Since we have already established that no one reads anything, why do we even both with Time Cues? The world may never know…! We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00 General Gabbing – 00:40 OSMresolutions – 02:03 Dragon Quest Minute! – 03:22 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Mi

The 2014 OSMawards for most Awesome Video Games, TV Shows, and Movies. But in reverse order. Oh snap! It’s time for the 2014 OSMcast OSMawards! AKA the not so much awards, more like we just talk about the stuff we liked from the last year. Since last time we did it in the order of Video Games, then TV Shows, THEN Movies, we decided to switch things up! Into reverse order! So now it’s Movies, then TV Shows, and THEN a whole bunch of Video Games. Although we kind of start with a video game. But ignore that! Actually… Don’t. Don’t ignore that. We (and by we, we mean Basil) also complain about things that won’t let us give them money, and also not letting us give them the money on stuff we wanted them to! It’s a gas. OSMnotes First of, the OSMcast will be at Kami-con, covering the whole dang joint. Fun times shall be had! If you see us around (probably at the Hamacon table), come say hello! Secondly, Time Cues~ We start the OSMcast!ing – 0:00 General Gabbing – 00:39 Comments From Internet People Like You –

The gang’s all here. It’s time to ring in the year two thousand and fifteen, and what better way to do that than with our longest episode title to date! Serioulsy… It could be the name of a light novel. Well, I guess we would need to make it “The OSMcast Roundtable of Our Youth and Current Age That One Winter Evening About PlayStation 3, 4, PSP and Vita.” Ok, now it’s a light novel book title. But it is an oral history. Or something. In audio, in any case. Audio all about PlayStation Three and above. The games, the systems, more about the games, questions about things. I’m pretty sure that you now know what you are getting into. If not, well, good luck! OSMnotes Hey we all know what you were scrolling down to see! Those Time Cues , am I right? We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:46 PlayStation Portable – 03:27 Wild Arms XF – 04:20 Jeanne d’Arc – 04:59 Super Robot Wars – 05:23 Class of Heroes – 06:04 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – 06:55 Fate/Extra – 07:26 Growlanser: Wayfarer of Tim

The Sony PlayStation 2 We continue on our journey throughout all of PlayStation,.focusing this time on the Sony PlayStation 2. We talk about  the system, it’s games, and some more about it’s games. It’s a nostalgic action-packed episode that the whole family can enjoy! As long as they can enjoy some folks talking about the PlayStation 2 for a couple of hours, anyway. But to not leave all our Realm Reborn buddies in the lurch, we also  talk about the latest holiday event in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Which should be ending any day now. Well… How about that. OSMnotes No time for notes Dr. Jones! Only time for Time Cues: We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:41 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 06:06 PlayStation 2 AKA PS2 The History and the System in General – 11:23 Where We tell Stories About Getting Our PS2s – 18:48 DRE: Disk Read Error – 23:15 The Games of the PlayStation 2 – 33:36 Star Ocean: Till the End of Time – 35:54 Tales of Games – 37:48 Xenosaga Series –

The Sony PlayStation As it turns out, there has now been twenty years of PlayStation. So we decided to talk about those twenty years on the OSMcast! But as it turns out, there was a lot, a LOT to talk about just about the first PlayStation! So listen on as we intend to talk about all of the PlayStation, then instead only talk about the first of PlayStation. That said, we had a ton to say. We talk about the system itself, where it came from, and all the games we enjoyed on it throughout the years. Turns out, there were a lot of games! OSMnotes Let’s not mince words here. Because here comes a whole lot of them: ** Time Cues!** We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:43 PlayStation AKA PSone The History and the System in General – 4:02 The Games of Original PlayStation Final Fantasy VII: 18:38 Wild Arms: 22:30 Breath of Fire III: 24:23 Tomb Raider: 28:00 Jumping Flash! 28:59 Final Fantasy Tactics: 30:26 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: 31:49 Tekken 3: 32:45 Dance Dance Revolution: 33:39

Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun We here at the OSMcast! are very thankful for many things. We are thankful that you listen! We are thankful that when we ask for questions, people send them! We are also thankful for Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. Which is an anime based of a manga by Izumi Tsubaki and adapted by Dogakobo. We are also thankful for Dragons, Ages, Tea, and Not Losing Your Way. We are not so thankful for being conflicted about things, but hey have a brand new segment on us. OSMnotes If you live in the USA, happy Thanksgiving tomorrow! If you do not live in the USA, happy things anyway! And for everyone wherever you are, here are the Time Cues: We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:33 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:04 Moments of Confliction – 25:33 Assassin’s Creed Unity – 25:49 Fantasy Life – 30:51 Tales of Hearts R – 36:38 Moments of OSM – 40:53 Dragon Age: Inquisition – 41:14 ROUGENADOES – 51:20 The Universal Language – 53:55 Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun Mon

Whoa! So, it’s been a while! Sorry about that. When we last updated, Basil and Kevin were heading off to AWA, while Doug left for Japan. And while there were plans for updates after that, instead we all got really sick. Really, really sick. But a few weeks ago we got back together, and recorded a podcast of questions solicited from Twitter. Then Basil got slammed with exams and getting stuff ready for the Hamacon Minicon this year. But worry no more! This is that episode! Uploaded! Online! For you to listen to! This episode is ostensibly about the Questions from Listeners Like You, but we talk about a few things! We have a few video games to talk about like PEGGLE 2 OH MAN PEGGLE 2 GUYS as well as a few takes from Doug’s trip to Japan. OSMnotes Man, we had a year of pretty constant updates, huh? Well, we are still planning to resume that practice! We have some awesome things lined up for you all. But until then, have some Time Cues~ We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:37 Final Fantasy

This is the happiest of cartoons~ So since we are gearing up for Anime Weekend Atlanta and we know you kids like those Japanese cartoons, we decided to talk about one! This time we decided to talk about Ringing Bell, an anime from the studio that Sanrio built, helmed by Masami Hata and base doff the book by Takashi Yanase. Also released by Discotek and with excellent commentary track by Mike Toole. We also talk about the normal things we tend to, like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, BUT ALSO pizza. And we cover some crazy allegations about how we are from the southern part of the United States of AMERICA, that SOMEHOW we don’t understand what can make a good pizza. Naturally, we handle this with the grace and aplomb that properly befits southern gentlemen. OSMnotes Buy some Ringing Bell! If you happen to be at AWA, go ahead and track down Discotek’s booth! They might have it, and usually at, or better than the price that Amazon will have. You cannot go wrong! Speaking of something you can

Pizza! Now, our tagline for the OSMcast has always been, “Your podcast for everything awesome.” And that normally has been in reference to anime, manga, video games,movies, things that we consume. However, food is also a thing that we consume. We have obviously left out a category of things that are awesome that we haven’t podcasted about. That, or we have officially jumped the shark and have ruined ourselves forever. But no matter what may come, what has come is our first restaurant podcast! So please enjoy this audio discourse of Mellow Mushroom, a pizza joint native to the American Southeast. OSMnotes I best everyone is sure hungry for some Time Cues! We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:35 Moments of OSM – 12:30 Sword Art Online Season 2, Episode 9, 11:30 Minutes in – 12:48 Blue Blazes (Aoi Honoo) – 14:48 BoJack Horseman – 16:47 Dreaming of Minecraft – 19:04 Nintendo 2DS – 2:23 Dragon Quest Minute! – 24:50 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 28:06 Moments of F.U. –

That’s them, alright. Another podcast, another episode where we talk about Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. We mean Marvel’s latest movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. Which once again proved to us here at OSM Central that the way to our hearts is for Marvel to make awesome films about space and featuring wicked warhammers. That could be just for Basil, though. Eh, close enough! … That warhammer, though… OSMnotes So see they movie! It might even still be in theaters! It just nabbed the top spot in the box office this past weekend so you have a pretty good shot! But in the meantime, have some Time Cues : We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:36 Dragon Quest Minute! – 4:51 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 7:22 Moments of OSM Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed – 13:54 Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment – 17:25 Elysian Shadows and Under the Dog – 19:04 Great Teacher Onizuka (2012 Television Drama) – 23:00 Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun – 27:08 Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the

If there was a bingo card for all that is good about Dragon Ball, this movie would win all the Dragon Balls. There are some things we thought we would never see. One of things being a Dragon Ball Z movie in theaters in America. Furthermore, a Dragon Ball Z movie in a theater in our own town. For that Dragon Ball Z movie to be highly entertaining. We also never thought we would see a movie called Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. Another thing that we never thought we would be able to do? To be able to make a podcast about a movie called Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, that was a Dragon Ball Z movie we watched in a theater in our home town. These are now all things that have happened. And the world was better for it. OSMnotes! We hoped that everyone has fun at Otakon! It sounded amazing and we totally wish we could have made it. Maybe next year! But in the mean time, please have some Time Cues! We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:44 Dragon Quest Minute! – 4:58 Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm

Still cartoons! Cartoons are still great! And lo, a year has passed since we all watched the second season, or Book as the kids call it, of the Legend of Korra. But what does that MEAN. Was it worth it? Were they able to write themselves out of the hole that was the complete story arc of Book One? And by that we mean that Book One ended in a way that really didn’t need another season, so the hole we are talking is more the fact there was no hole? But can we DIG IT. Can we place our hands into the ground of The Legend of Korra: Book Two, Spirits and just DIG IT? Short answer: Yeah pretty much, we are still doing an OSMcast all about after all. _Long answer: _Once again, you can have that long answer by click on that episode, and either streaming it RIGHT NOW or download and listen at your earlier convenience. We did spend all that time talking and pontificating all over this here audio file. I’m adding more text here to make the answer longer. _TL;DR: _This episode of the OSMcast is about The Legend of Korra:

You probably watched this a bunch when you were kids, but you may discover that you never truly watched it at all! Ooooo deep. So our last “normal” podcast about a movie reinvention of an old franchise. Therefore we decided to go back to an entirely different franchise, and talk about one of their earlier movies. That franchise is Jim Henson’s Muppets, and that movie is 1981’s The Great Muppet caper, directed by Jim Henson and filled to the brim with muppets. Which make sense as it is a Muppets movie. With Jim Henson at the helm. We also talk about being among wolves, shovels, knights, how to protect yourself against the mosquito menace, and even some Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy X|V: A Realm Reborn Minutes. OSMnotes On Netflix | Blu-ray on Amazon | DVD on Amazon YEA. Podcast! and Time Cues! We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:51 Dragon Quest Minute! – 05:38 ‎Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 07:52 Moments of OSM The Wolf Among Us – 14:45 Shovel Knight – 17:04 Final

Chii Sakurabi Yes, you thought we were done with MTAC! But as it turns out, we were able to get out one last interview. This one is with Chii Sakurabi, an international J-POP singer, recording artist, and lolita fashion enthusiast from Tokyo, Japan. We got to talk to her about her music, fashion, as well as her latest album: Moon Princess. OSMnotes Chii Sakurabi’s website | Chii Sakurabi’s Facebook | Chii Sakurabi’s YouTube | Moon Princess So, OK. We had this audio that we did with an interview with J-Pop vocalist Chii Sakurabi at this past MTAC. When we got home, our files were being all corrupted and stuff. Not so good, since Chii Sakurabi did talk to us, so we really wanted to get that audio out. BUT THEN, we figured out a way to make it work so yay here have said audio! We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Chii Sakurabi and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we weren’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie fr

This is pretty much sums up this past weekend. Recorded just this past Saturday while at SeishunCon, here’s a ramblin’ and wonderin’ everywhere we go kind of podcast. We’ve got Basil and Kevin from OSMcast proper, Charlier and Dylan from the Chainsaw Boys, and Niko and Jon from MTAC. We talk about lots of things. Some of the highlights are in the OSMnotes! OSMnotes Time Cues! We start the OSMcast!ing – 00:00 General Gabbing – 00:39 SeishunCon’s Arcade (Mostly about Magical Drop and Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle-Dama) – 5:45 2014 FIFA World Cup™ – 13:57  SeishunCon’s Guests – 18:40  Ask a Character Panels, aka Everyones’ Favorite Panels! – 20:50  Tomodachi Life – 33:14  Final Fantasy XIV (A Realm Reborn) Minute! – 46:58  Divergent – 51:20  Dragonball Evolution X Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods – 53:02  Closing Remarks – 62:21 So there. Have an episode. Enjoy!

Martin Billany aka LittleKuriboh Wrapping up our MTAC in Love interviews we did, here’s the one we recorded with Martin Billany! Although most people know him as LittleKuriboh, creator of Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series. We here at the OSMcast know the name as the name that Basil cannot pronounce, ever. Thankfully, this interview is nothing about that. It’s instead about more fun, or Billany-esque topics. OSMnotes We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Martin Billany and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we weren’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well. However the Chainsaw Boys do get extra shouts outs for their awesome presence at Hamacon. Hamacon of course being the con where we at the OSMcast were so busy helping make happen, that we are really lucky to have this interview to release instead of an

Marianne Miller Wait what, you thought we were done with MTAC in Love yet? Not quite! This latest interview is with Marianne Miller, who has voiced in a several anime like Sword Art Online, Squid Girl, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and a few others! She’s also really into Dragon Age, which worked out because we are, too! We also talk about squid stuff, and tattoos, and well a whole bunch of stuff. Like poop! It’s good stuff, so you should probably go listen. Right now. Not sure why you are still reading this text. Other than the fact that I’ve already typed it, and you are looking for catharsis. If that’s the case, I’m done. Feel relieved. Now go listen to Marianne Miller! OSMnotes We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Marianne Miller and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we were’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout o